vCenter High Availability ( VCHA ) Fails to Deploy Clones Error caused by file /vmfs/volumes/vsan:###/###/###.vmdk

Products

• VMware vCenter Server 8.0
• VMware vSAN

Issue/Introduction

Deploying vCenter High Availability fails deploying clone virtual machine with the following error message in the Task View:

Error caused by file /vmfs/volumes/vsan:###/###/###.vmdk

On the vCenter SSH navigate to /var/log/vmware/vpxd/vpxd.log

YYYY-MM-DDT***Z error vpxd[35437] [Originator@6876 sub=VmProv opID=###-###-###-###-##:####-##-##] Local-VC Full Clone failed at vpx.vmprov.CopyVmFiles for poweredOn VM 'vCenter-Name' (vm-ID, ds:///vmfs/volumes/vsan:###-###-###-###-###-###/vCenter-Name.vmx) to new name vCenter-Name-Passive on host-ID (Host-IP) in pool resgroup-8 with ds ds:///vmfs/volumes/vsan:###-###/ to host-ID (Host-IP) in pool resgroup-8 with ds ds:///vmfs/volumes/vsan:###-###/ with fault vim.fault.FileFault:

• Use the noted Host IP and review the clomd.log on that Host

On the ESXi Host navigate to /var/run/log/clomd.log

YYYY-MM-DDT***Z Cr(26) clomd[2098609]: [Originator@6876 opID=###] CLOMAssignDisksToConfig: Failed to assign disks: Not found
YYYY-MM-DDT***Z Cr(26) clomd[2098609]: [Originator@6876 opID=###] CLOMGenerateOneTree: Failed to generate baseTree: Not found
YYYY-MM-DDT***Z No(29) clomd[2098609]: [Originator@6876 opID=###] CLOM_LogDomConfiguration: Configuration: ("Configuration" (
("addressSpace" ###) ("compositeUuid" ###-###-###-###-###)) ("RAID_1" (("pointFixTargets" (i###
)) ("scope" i3)) ("RAID_1" (("pointFixTargets" (i###)) ("scope" i2)) ("RAID_0" (("stripeBlockSize" l###)) ("Component" (("capacity
" l###) ("addressSpace" l###)) UUID_NULL UUID_NULL) ("Component" (("capacity" l###) ("addressSpace" l###)) UU
ID_NULL UUID_NULL) ("Component" (("capacity" l###) ("addressSpace" l###)) UUID_NULL UUID_NULL) ("Component" (("capacity" l###) ("addressSpace" l###)) UUID_NULL UUID_NULL) ("Component" (("capacity" l###) ("addressSpace" l###)) UUID_NUL
L UUID_NULL) ("Component" (("capacity" l###) ("addressSpace" l###)) UUID_NULL UUID_NULL) ("Component" (("capacity" l###) ("addressSpace" l###)) UUID_NULL UUID_NULL) ("Component" (("capacity" l###) ("addressSpace" l###)) UUID_NULL UUID
_NULL) ("Component" (("capacity" l###) ("addressSpace" l###)) UUID_NULL UUID_NULL) ("Component" (("capacity" l###) ("
addressSpace" l###)) UUID_NULL UUID_NULL) ("Component" (("capacity" l###) ("addressSpace" l###)) UUID_NULL UUID_NULL)
 ("Component" (("capacity" l###) ("addressSpace" l###)) UUID_NULL UUID_NULL) ("Component" (("capacity" l###) ("addres
sSpace" l###)) UUID_NULL UUID_NULL) ("Component" (("capacity" l###) ("addressSpace" l###)) UUID_NULL UUID_NULL) ("Com
ponent" (("capacity" l###) ("addressSpace" l###)) UUID_NULL UUID_NULL) ("Component" (("capacity" l###) ("addressSpace
" l###)) UUID_NULL UUID_NULL) ("Component" (("capacity" l###) ("addressSpace" l###)) UUID_NULL UUID_NULL) ("Component
" (("capacity" l###) ("addressSpace" l###)) UUID_NULL UUID_NULL) ("Component" (("capacity" l###) ("addressSpace" l###)) UUID_NULL UUID_NULL) ("Component" (("capacity" l###) ("addressSpace" l###)) UUID_NULL UUID_NULL) ("Component" (("c
apacity" l###) ("addressSpace" l###)) UUID_NULL UUID_NULL) ("Component" (("capacity" l###) ("addressSpace" l###)) UUID_NULL UUID_NULL) ("Component" (("capacity" l###) ("addressSpace" l###)) UUID_NULL UUID_NULL) ("Component" (("capacit
y" l###) ("addressSpace" l###)) UUID_NULL UUID_NULL))) ("RAID_1" (("pointFixTargets" (i###)) ("scope" i2)) ("RAID_0" (
("stripeBlockSize" l###)) ("Component" (("capacity" l###) ("addressSpace" l###)) UUID_NULL UUID_NULL) ("Component" (("cap
acity" l###) ("addressSpace" l###)) UUID_NULL UUID_NULL) ("Component" (("capacity" l###) ("addressSpace" l###
)) UUID_NULL UUID_NULL) ("Component" (("capacity" l###) ("addressSpace" l###)) UUID_NULL UUID_NULL) ("Component" (("capacity"
 l###) ("addressSpace" l###)) UUID_NULL UUID_NULL) ("Component" (("capacity" l###) ("addressSpace" l###)) UUI
D_NULL UUID_NULL) ("Component" (("capacity" l###) ("addressSpace" l###)) UUID_NULL UUID_NULL) ("Component" (("capacity" l###) ("addressSpace" l###)) UUID_NULL UUID_NULL) ("Component" (("capacity" l###) ("addressSpace" l###)) UUID_NULL
 UUID_NULL) ("Component" (("capacity" l###) ("addressSpace" l###)) UUID_NULL UUID_NULL) ("Component" (("capacity" l###) ("addressSpace" l###)) UUID_NULL UUID_NULL) ("Component" (("capacity" l###) ("addressSpace" l###)) UUID_NULL UUID_
NULL) ("Component" (("capacity" l###) ("addressSpace" l###)) UUID_NULL UUID_NULL) ("Component" (("capacity" l###) ("a
ddressSpace" l###)) UUID_NULL UUID_NULL) ("Component" (("capacity" l###) ("addressSpace" l###)) UUID_NULL UUID_NULL)
("Component" (("capacity" l###) ("addressSpace" l###)) UUID_NULL UUID_NULL) ("Component" (("capacity" l###) ("address
Space" l###)) UUID_NULL UUID_NULL) ("Component" (("capacity" l###) ("addressSpace" l###)) UUID_NULL UUID_NULL) ("Comp
onent" (("capacity" l###) ("addressSpace" l###)) UUID_NULL UUID_NULL) ("Component" (("capacity" l###) ("addressSpace"
 l###)) UUID_NULL UUID_NULL) ("Component" (("capacity" l###) ("addressSpace" l###)) UUID_NULL UUID_NULL) ("Component"
 (("capacity" l###) ("addressSpace" l###)) UUID_NULL UUID_NULL) ("Component" (("capacity" l###) ("addressSpace" l###)) UUID_NULL UUID_NULL) ("Component" (("capacity" l###) ("addressSpace" l###)) UUID_NULL UUID_NULL)))))
YYYY-MM-DDT***Z Cr(26) clomd[2098609]: [Originator@6876 opID=###] CLOMGenerateNewConfig: Failed to generate a configuration:
Not found
YYYY-MM-DDT***Z Cr(26) clomd[2098609]: [Originator@6876 opID=###] CLOM_Diagnose: Failed to find configuration based on the po
licy.
YYYY-MM-DDT***Z Cr(26) clomd[2098609]: [Originator@6876 opID=###] CLOMProcessWorkItem: Failed to generate configuration: Fail
ure.

Environment

vCenter 8.x

vSAN

Cause

This issue is seen when the vCenter's Storage Policy is set incorrectly when vSAN is in use in the environment.

Resolution

To resolve this issue

• Set the vCenter's Storage Policy to "vSAN Default Storage Policy"
• Reconfigure vCenter High Availability and deploy the virtual machine clones.